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BARNSTABLE COUNTY
AMERICORPS CAPE COD
VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT
BRIDGING THE HUNGER GAP
MLK JR. DAY 2015
Our annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
of Service event, “Bridging the Hunger Gap,”
took place on Monday, January 19, 2015. This
positive and empowering event addressed
nutrition, education, exercise, and
independence for over 80 youth volunteers in
our local community. We provided 200
children who qualify for the federally-funded
Free and Reduced Lunch Program with a
week’s worth of meals, that are not provided
during their schools’ February vacation week.
Simultaneously, our service project at the
Cape Abilities Farm successfully assembled the
hydroponic system for growing tomatoes and
prepared the farm for the upcoming growing sea-
son. This year we recruited a total of 164 volun-
teers for the annual service event.
~Amanda Carron, Bourne House Member Leader
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AMERICORPS CAPE COD
VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT
BRIDGING THE HUNGER GAP
MLK JR. DAY 2015
Our annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
of Service event, “Bridging the Hunger Gap,”
took place on Monday, January 19, 2015. This
positive and empowering event addressed
nutrition, education, exercise, and
independence for over 80 youth volunteers in
our local community. We provided 200
children who qualify for the federally-funded
Free and Reduced Lunch Program with a
week’s worth of meals, that are not provided
during their schools’ February vacation week.
Simultaneously, our service project at the
Cape Abilities Farm successfully assembled the
hydroponic system for growing tomatoes and
prepared the farm for the upcoming growing sea-
son. This year we recruited a total of 164 volun-
teers for the annual service event.
~Amanda Carron, Bourne House Member Leader
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